Q1 Earnings Forecast for ECPG Issued By Northland Securities

Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities issued their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Encore Capital Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 3rd. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl anticipates that the asset manager will earn $3.62 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Encore Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $13.01 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Encore Capital Group’s Q2 2027 earnings at $3.63 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.78 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.00 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Encore Capital Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Encore Capital Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Encore Capital Group in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Citizens Jmp increased their price target on shares of Encore Capital Group from $90.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Encore Capital Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.25.

Encore Capital Group Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of Encore Capital Group stock opened at $80.60 on Friday. Encore Capital Group has a 12-month low of $35.67 and a 12-month high of $92.64. The company has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.25 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.90. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $78.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $65.19.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The asset manager reported $3.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by $0.84. Encore Capital Group had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 30.70%. The firm had revenue of $475.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $446.26 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. Encore Capital Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.000 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Encore Capital Group by 29.1% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,139 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Encore Capital Group by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 66,825 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $3,632,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its position in Encore Capital Group by 0.5% in the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,836 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,957,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Encore Capital Group by 185.7% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 717 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in Encore Capital Group by 1,729.6% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 494 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 467 shares during the last quarter.

Encore Capital Group Company Profile

Encore Capital Group, Inc is a global specialty finance company that focuses on the purchase and management of nonperforming consumer receivables. Through its subsidiaries, the company acquires charged-off debt portfolios from credit card issuers, banks, and other financial institutions, and seeks to recover outstanding balances through a combination of customer outreach, payment arrangements, and, where appropriate, legal collection efforts. Encore’s business model emphasizes compliance with regulatory and industry standards to ensure ethical and transparent debt-recovery practices.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Encore operates across North America and Europe.